Texas Statutes
Chapter 162 - Adoption
Subchapter A. Adoption of a Child

Section 162.001. Who May Adopt and Be Adopted - Sec. 162.001. WHO MAY ADOPT AND BE ADOPTED. (a) Subject...

Section 162.002. Prerequisites to Petition - Sec. 162.002. PREREQUISITES TO PETITION. (a) If a petitioner is...

Section 162.0025. Adoption Sought by Military Service Member - Sec. 162.0025. ADOPTION SOUGHT BY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER. In a...

Section 162.003. Adoption Evaluation - Sec. 162.003. ADOPTION EVALUATION. In a suit for adoption, an...

Section 162.0045. Preferential Setting - Sec. 162.0045. PREFERENTIAL SETTING. The court shall grant a motion...

Section 162.005. Preparation of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.005. PREPARATION OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.006. Access to Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report; Retention - Sec. 162.006. ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.0062. Access to Information - Sec. 162.0062. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 162.0065. Editing Adoption Records in Department Placement - Sec. 162.0065. EDITING ADOPTION RECORDS IN DEPARTMENT PLACEMENT. Notwithstanding any...

Section 162.007. Contents of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.007. CONTENTS OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.008. Filing of Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History Report - Sec. 162.008. FILING OF HEALTH, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND GENETIC HISTORY...

Section 162.0085. Criminal History Report Required - Sec. 162.0085. CRIMINAL HISTORY REPORT REQUIRED. (a) In a suit...

Section 162.0086. Information Regarding Sibling Access - Sec. 162.0086. INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS. (a) The Department of...

Section 162.009. Residence With Petitioner - Sec. 162.009. RESIDENCE WITH PETITIONER. (a) The court may not...

Section 162.010. Consent Required - Sec. 162.010. CONSENT REQUIRED. (a) Unless the managing conservator is...

Section 162.011. Revocation of Consent - Sec. 162.011. REVOCATION OF CONSENT. At any time before an...

Section 162.012. Direct or Collateral Attack - Sec. 162.012. DIRECT OR COLLATERAL ATTACK. (a) Notwithstanding Rule 329,...

Section 162.013. Abatement or Dismissal - Sec. 162.013. ABATEMENT OR DISMISSAL. (a) If the sole petitioner...

Section 162.014. Attendance at Hearing Required - Sec. 162.014. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING REQUIRED. (a) If the joint...

Section 162.015. Race or Ethnicity - Sec. 162.015. RACE OR ETHNICITY. (a) In determining the best...

Section 162.016. Adoption Order - Sec. 162.016. ADOPTION ORDER. (a) If a petition requesting termination...

Section 162.017. Effect of Adoption - Sec. 162.017. EFFECT OF ADOPTION. (a) An order of adoption...

Section 162.019. Copy of Order - Sec. 162.019. COPY OF ORDER. A copy of the adoption...

Section 162.020. Withdrawal or Denial of Petition - Sec. 162.020. WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION. If a petition...

Section 162.021. Sealing File - Sec. 162.021. SEALING FILE. (a) The court, on the motion...

Section 162.022. Confidentiality Maintained by Clerk - Sec. 162.022. CONFIDENTIALITY MAINTAINED BY CLERK. The records concerning a...

Section 162.023. Adoption Order From Foreign Country - Sec. 162.023. ADOPTION ORDER FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY. (a) Except as...

Section 162.025. Placement by Unauthorized Person; Offense - Sec. 162.025. PLACEMENT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON; OFFENSE. (a) A person...

Section 162.026. Regulated Custody Transfer of Adopted Child - Sec. 162.026. REGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER OF ADOPTED CHILD. A parent,...